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Two concurrent outbreaks of hepatitis A highlight the risk of infection for non-immune travellers to Morocco, January to June 2018.
Gassowski, Martyna Michaelis, Kai Wenzel, Jürgen J Faber, Mirko Figoni, Julie Mouna, Lina Friesema, Ingrid Hm Vennema, Harry Avellon, Ana Varela, Carmen
Gassowski, Martyna
Michaelis, Kai
Wenzel, Jürgen J
Faber, Mirko
Figoni, Julie
Mouna, Lina
Friesema, Ingrid Hm
Vennema, Harry
Avellon, Ana
Varela, Carmen
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2018-07
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Two concurrent outbreaks of hepatitis A highlight the risk of infection for non-immune travellers to Morocco, January to June 2018.
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Euro Surveill 2018; 23(27)
Abstract
From January to June 2018, two ongoing hepatitis A outbreaks affected travellers returning from Morocco and cases in Europe without travel history, resulting in 163 patients in eight European countries. Most interviewed travel-related cases were unaware of the hepatitis A risk in Morocco. Molecular analysis revealed two distinct hepatitis A virus (HAV) strains (subgenotype IA DK2018_231; subgenotype IB V18-16428). Vaccination recommendations should be emphasised to increase awareness among non-immune travellers to Morocco and HAV-endemic countries.